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uninstructively

uninstructively

9.6
Gives no useful information or help when speaking
  • adverb
  • /ˌʌnɪnˈstrʌktɪvli/
translation icon : de manera poco instructiva
  • The manual was written so uninstructively that no one could operate the device properly.

Examples

  • He answered the journalist's questions uninstructively, leaving important issues unaddressed.

  • The teacher spoke uninstructively, giving little guidance to the confused students.

  • Don't communicate uninstructively!

  • The teacher explained the topic uninstructively.

  • The teacher spoke uninstructively, failing to clarify the lesson for the students.

  • The manual was so uninstructively written that users struggled to assemble the furniture.

  • He described the process uninstructively, leaving everyone more confused than before.

Synonyms

unhelpfully
vsuninstructively
1 3.5

In a way that does not make things better or easier

focuses on lack of instruction or useful information rather than practical help
uninformatively
vsuninstructively
7.5

In a way that gives no helpful information

emphasizes absence of instruction or guidance rather than only missing facts

Antonyms

informatively
1 4.2

In a way that gives useful or interesting information

instructively
5.3

In a way that helps someone learn how to do something

How Instructive

insightfully
1 4.8
uninstructively
9.6
unhelpfully
1 3.5

Surface Forms

uninstructively positive

Morphology

uninstructively = uninstructive (transparent) = un + instruct + ive + ly

Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to 'uninstructive', a clear and regular adjective-to-adverb derivation.

Etymology

Uninstructively breaks into un- 'not' and instruct 'to teach or guide', the same part you see in instruction and instructor. So uninstructively means doing something without giving useful help or information.